John Zaborszky
| John Zaborszky | |
|---|---|
| Born |
May 13, 1914 Budapest |
| Died |
February 11, 2008 (aged 93) St. Louis, Missouri |
| Residence | United States |
| Citizenship | American |
| Fields | Control theory |
| Institutions | Washington University in St. Louis (1956–2008) Missouri University of Science and Technology |
| Alma mater | Royal Hungarian Technological University |
| Notable students | Michael Wendl |
| Notable awards | Richard E. Bellman Control Heritage Award (1986) |
John Zaborszky (May 13, 1914 – February 11, 2008) was a noted Hungarian applied mathematician and a professor in the Department of Systems Science and Mathematics, Washington University. He received the Richard E. Bellman Control Heritage Award in 1986.[1]
Biography
Zaborszky earned a master's degree and PhD in 1937 and 1943, respectively, "under auspices of the Regent of Hungary" from the Technical University of Budapest.[2] He continued as a docent at that institution and was chief engineer of the city's municipal power system before emigrating to America in 1947.[3] He joined UMR as an assistant professor upon his arrival and in 1954 moved to St. Louis to join Washington University.[3] In 1974, he founded and was first chairman of the Systems Science Department.[3] He was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 1984.
References
- ↑ "Richard E. Bellman Control Heritage Award". American Automatic Control Council. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
- ↑ Gregory, J. (1980) Who's Who in Engineering, 4th ed., American Association of Engineering Societies.
- 1 2 3 Mukai, H. and Tarn, T.J. (2008) John Zaborszky (1914–2008), IEEE Control Systems Magazine, 28(3), 106-107.
External links
- John Zaborszky at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
- Washington University Obituary
- Zaborszky Distinguished Lecture Series
- National Academy of Engineering: John Zaborszky